A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty

by Kirsten McKenzie

In May 1835 in a Sydney courtroom, a slight, balding man named John Dow stood charged with forgery. The prisoner shocked the room by claiming he was Edward, Viscount Lascelles, eldest son of the powerful Earl of Harewood. The Crown alleged he was a confidence trickster and serial impostor. Was this really the heir to one of Britain's most spectacular fortunes?

Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, A Swindler's Progress is an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674052781
• ISBN13: 9780674052789
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"